Three major car makers said on Wednesday they were forming a consortium to help draw up safety standards for self-driving cars that could eventually help create regulations in the United States.

General Motors, Ford and Toyota said they were joining forces with automotive engineering group SAE International to establish autonomous vehicle “safety guiding principles to help inform standards development”.

The group will also “work to safely advance testing, pre-competitive development and deployment”, they added…

The new group, dubbed the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium, will begin by deciding priorities, with a focus on data sharing, vehicle interaction with other road users and safe testing guidelines.
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